Published: 13:04, June 16, 2026
CENC: 6.7-magnitude quake jolts Indonesia
By Xinhua
Patients are evacuated outside a local hospital following an earthquake in Palu, Central Sulawesi, Indonesia, June 16, 2026. (PHOTO / AP)

A 6.7-magnitude earthquake jolted Sulawesi, Indonesia at 11:27 am Tuesday (Beijing Time), according to the China Earthquake Networks Center (CENC).

The epicenter, with a depth of 20 km, was monitored at 0.95 degrees south latitude and 120.10 degrees east longitude, the center said in a statement.

The center initially said it was a 7.0-magnitude quake based on preliminary measurements.